Jonaki Mehta and Alex Hyun host fall quarter’s second episode of Long Story Short. First, we talk with third-year music performance student Ashley Mao about her involvement with No-Kill Los Angeles, an organization working towards “No-Kill” laws for shelter animals in L.A. Next, Jonaki is on the scene at American Youth Symphony’s first concert of the season that was held right here at Royce Hall. Then, Alex attends Hooligan Theatre Company’s most recent auditions for the musical “Hair.”